Ponyta, the fire horse Pokémon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pokémon Go. Yes, Ponyta can be shiny in Pokémon Go!
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There it is! Ponyta’s blue flame shiny is widely considered one of the most iconic shinies in the franchise. Though Rapidash ditches the bright blue for more of a mellow silver, it’s still a pretty good one to add to your collection.
As per The Silph Road, the shiny rate for Pokémon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Ponyta is not a Pokémon that gets a “permaboost” (meaning that it’s a rare spawn and thus gets a boosted shiny rate).
Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pokémon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There are no consumable items that boost shiny Pokémon rates.
LeekDuck keeps a list of currently available shiny Pokémon. It’s a helpful visual guide that illustrates what all of the existing shiny Pokémon look like.
For more tips, check out Polygon’s Pokémon Go guides.
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